{"id":41015,"date":"2020-08-04T17:35:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T21:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=41015"},"modified":"2023-12-05T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T01:30:09","slug":"veteran-reskilling-in-todays-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/veteran-reskilling-in-todays-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Reskilling in Today&#8217;s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung partnered with the Manufacturing Institute to bring awareness to the rise of veteran unemployment due to COVID-19. The <em>Veteran Reskilling in Today\u2019s Economy<\/em> digital event featured veterans, industry leaders and experts discussing best practices, resources, tools and solutions to help attract and retain valuable veteran talent.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Megan Pollock<\/strong>, VP of Strategic Communications, Samsung<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carolyn Lee<\/strong>, Executive Director, The Manufacturing Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>Babs Chase<\/strong>, VP of Military &amp; Veterans Programs, The Manufacturing Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Lowry<\/strong>, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Veterans\u2019 Employment and Training Services<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Buckley<\/strong>, Military Relations Manager, Koch Industries<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Clay<\/strong>, Production Supervisor, Sherwin Williams<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Morton<\/strong>, Director of Veterans and Certification Affairs, SHRM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/call-action-tech-leaders-hire-veterans\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/02170829\/TNL_19.jpg\" alt=\"A Call to Action for Tech Leaders: Hire Veterans!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Communities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A Call to Action for Tech Leaders: Hire Veterans!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong>Megan Pollock, VP of Strategic Communications<\/strong>, Samsung, opened up the event by highlighting how Samsung and the Manufacturing Institute has been working together to bridge the gap between the military and manufacturing. Pollock also touched on several other Samsung initiatives that support American veterans. \u201cWe have learned that servicemen and women have an incredible skill set that\u2019s specially designed for the advanced manufacturing field,\u201d <strong>said Pollock<\/strong>. \u201cHiring managers don\u2019t always understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-41015-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Megan-Pollack-Samsung-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Megan-Pollack-Samsung-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4\">https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Megan-Pollack-Samsung-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after, <strong>Carolyn Lee, Executive Director, The Manufacturing Institute<\/strong>, highlighted how The Manufacturing Institute has been expanding how they have been helping service members bridge the gap into the manufacturing industry. \u201cWe\u2019ve evolved now into an umbrella initiative,\u201d <strong>said Lee<\/strong>. \u201cWhere we are training people in multiple branches, in multiple locations, with multiple skillsets, and helping the broader military community transition into the sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-41015-2\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Carolyn-Lee-MI-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy.mp4-1.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Carolyn-Lee-MI-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy.mp4-1.mp4\">https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Carolyn-Lee-MI-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy.mp4-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>John Lowry, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Veterans\u2019 Employment and Training Services<\/strong>, shared his views on the importance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturinginstitute.org\/veterans\/heroes-make-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heroes Make America<\/a> program. \u201cOne of the things that\u2019s great about it is that it connects existing service members before they leave the service and helps them get the tools before they hang up the uniform,\u201d <strong>said Lowry<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been incredibly impressed with the outcomes of the program.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-41015-3\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Lowry-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Lowry-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4\">https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/John-Lowry-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Babs Chase, VP of Military &amp; Veterans Programs, The Manufacturing Institute<\/strong>, moderated a panel that focused on the reskilling of military talent for the manufacturing sectors. The panel consisted of three veterans who have successfully made the transition from service to manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReskilling under the Heroes Make America program is very comprehensive,\u201d said <strong>John Buckley, Military Relations Manager, Koch Industries<\/strong>. \u201cIt really does a great job in preparing our veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe start looking at what veterans are bringing to organizations,\u201d <strong>said<\/strong> <strong>George Clay, Production Supervisor, Sherwin-Williams<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot more than the common soft skills that you look at.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-41015-4\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Panel-Discussion-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Panel-Discussion-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4\">https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Panel-Discussion-The-Veteran-Reskilling-in-Todays-Economy-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturinginstitute.org\/veterans\/heroes-make-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> for more information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturinginstitute.org\/veterans\/heroes-make-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heroes Make America program<\/a> and here to see what Samsung is doing to help advance America\u2019s veterans. Please email <a href=\"mailto:samsungdc@sea.samsung.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">samsungdc@sea.samsung.com<\/a> with any other inquires.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veteran Reskilling in Today\u2019s Economy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nt4g3BXBPfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung partnered with the Manufacturing Institute to bring awareness to the rise of veteran unemployment due to COVID-19. The Veteran Reskilling in Today\u2019s Economy digital event featured veterans, industry leaders and experts discussing best practices, resources, tools and solutions to help attract and retain valuable veteran talent. 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